The surveillance video shows Alnajar behind the counter and another man setting down a Slurpee when the car crashes into the counter, pushing the counter and register several feet into the store. An outside camera shows the car never appeared to stop or even slow down.

"It was scary," Alnajar said. "The store was shaking and my whole body was shaking. I was terrified."

This is the latest in a series of crashes involving cars smashing into buildings in the metro area.

A car crashed into a Circle K at 128th and Washington Street in Thornton on Thursday morning and a car crashed into another 7-Eleven store at 84th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard in Westminster on Wednesday night.

"Just pay attention to how you're driving," Lanigan said.

The owner of the 7-Eleven, Mohammed Almajar of Colorado Springs, said he did not know the cost of the damage but he expected insurance to cover it. He also expected to reopen the store by midnight, just seven hours after the crash.

Sammy Almajar is returning to school soon after spending the summer working at his father's store.

"Well, today was my last day anyway," he said. "So I kind of went out with a bang."